DPI Resource: Wisconsin's Guide to Publishing Your District's ACP E4E Plan

2023-24 Career Readiness Community of Practice

Module #7:

Community Partnerships

​

Academic & Career Planning and Education for Employment

Wisconsin Legislative Statute PI26

Let’s Take a Few Minutes to Share Out . . .

• Think about some of the community partners you work with related to career readiness.
• Make a list of the opportunities your students would NOT have access to without these partners.

Learning Objectives

Learning objectives of this training session include:

​

• Identify strategies your district is utilizing to engage businesses, postsecondary education institutions, and workforce development organizations in implementing ACP/Education for Employment

​

• Identify ways to expand your current district implementation strategies with these stakeholders

​

​

Refer to the Module #7 Session Guide for Districts

Learning Objectives

Learning objectives of this training session include:

• Recognize recommended career readiness practices to include actively seeking feedback from community, industry, and higher education partners

​

• Recognize importance of regular evaluation of career readiness activities, programs and initiatives with these stakeholders

​

• Identify importance of highlighting career-based learning experiences offered in your district

​

​

​

Refer to the Module #7 Session Guide for Districts

Academic & Career Planning – PI26

Recap of the WHY behind Wisconsin Academic & Career Planning (Legislative Statute PI26):

“The purpose of ACP services is to assist pupils with planning and preparing for opportunities after graduating from high school.

These opportunities may include postsecondary education and training that leads to careers.”

​

DPI Resource: Wisconsin's Guide to Publishing Your District's ACP E4E Plan

Academic & Career Planning – PI26

Recap of the ADDITIONAL requirements of ACP embedded into the Education for Employment (E4E) statute that spans elementary, middle and high school grade levels. School districts must:

• Prepare elementary and secondary pupils for future employment.
• Ensure technological literacy; to promote lifelong learning.
• Promote good citizenship.
• Promote cooperation among business, industry, labor, postsecondary schools, and public education.

​

DPI Resource: Wisconsin's Guide to Publishing Your District's ACP E4E Plan

Academic & Career Planning – PI26

Recap of who needs to be at involved in the Academic & Career Planning process to best serve students in your school district. Best practice is to bring the following groups to the table, along with members of your school district career readiness team . . . and Why?

DPI Resource: Wisconsin's Guide to Publishing Your District's ACP E4E Plan

Community Partnerships

DPI Resource: Wisconsin's Guide to Publishing Your District's ACP E4E Plan

WI Youth Voice in Career Readiness Project

DPI Resource: Youth Voice in Career Readiness Project Findings 2022

What findings from the Youth Voice in Career Readiness project relate to Community Partnerships?

• The career readiness activities recent high school graduates report as the most interesting are: Career & Technical Education courses, Work-based learning opportunities (including internships, Youth Apprenticeships and working in a school store), Project-based learning (Finding #2)

​

WI Youth Voice in Career Readiness Project

DPI Resource: Youth Voice in Career Readiness Project Findings 2022

What findings from the Youth Voice in Career Readiness project relate to Community Partnerships?

• Students want: More career readiness activities that start earlier and occur more often; career readiness activities to be hands-on and interactive, aligned to their interests, and include “real” people from the jobs they are interested in; to understand all their postsecondary education options (Finding #4)
• Students need to see how learning is relevant in all their classes. (Finding #5)

Youth Voice in Career Readiness - Findings

DPI Resource: Youth Voice in Career Readiness Project Findings 2022

What findings from the Youth Voice in Career Readiness project relate to Community Partnerships?

​

Current high school students say their school is doing well when it comes to Career-based learning experiences (CBLE) - Career readiness activities that involve employers or industry partners such as guest speakers, career fairs, job shadows, mock interviews, company tours, or career-related volunteering

​

Encouraging Students to Provide Input is Key

DPI Resource: Youth Voice in Career Readiness Project Findings 2022

Quote from Participants of the Student Voice Project

Top Career Readiness Resources in WI

Wisconsin’s Guide to Implementing Career-based Learning Experiences describes the most common career-based learning experiences (CBLEs) available to students and teachers in Wisconsin schools and will assist educators and employers differentiate between CBLEs and work-based learning opportunities (WBLs).

DPI Resource: Wisconsin’s Top Career Readiness Resources 2023-24

Question:

Who does your district work with to connect and collaborate with employers, workforce/economic development partners?

(Example: YA Coordinator or Regional Career Pathways Coordinator)

Career-based Learning Experiences (CBLEs)

Wisconsin Guide to Implementing Career-Based Learning Experiences

What Will Employers Need? 2023-2027

Source World Economic Forum “The Future of Jobs Report 2023”

​

2027

WI Career Readiness Standards

Work-Based Learning Definition

Advance CTE Article on Work-Based Learning Components

Work-Based Learning Continuum

Advance CTE Article on Work-Based Learning Components

Work-Based Learning Continuum

Advance CTE Article on Work-Based Learning Components

Support & Foster Employer Collaboration

Advance CTE Article on Work-Based Learning Components

Engagement Strategies and Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs)

​

Consider reviewing list of strategies as a team

Stakeholder Professional Development

Idea . . . “Contribution to Society” Professional Development or Table Talk Discussion with Area Employers

Current Students & Purpose-Driven Futures

Contribution to Society: Exploring Purpose-Driven Framing for Career Pathways

What are the implications for employers?

DWD Youth Apprenticeship Program Areas

https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/apprenticeship/ya/

Question: What percent of the employer partners in your area would you guess are aware 13 of the 16 career clusters are represented in YA?

13 Programs

What are the YA Benefits for Employers?

Youth Apprenticeship Benefits to Employers Include:

• Increase visibility of employer's industry/business
• Access to young workers who are eager to learn and have interest in the profession.
• Quality, prescreened youth apprentices who receive ongoing support during their apprenticeship.
• A method to address future hiring needs in a cost-effective and timely manner.

https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/apprenticeship/ya/

What are the YA Benefits for Employers?

Youth Apprenticeship Benefits to Employers Include:

• Opportunity for future workers.
• Opening to help educational personnel develop job-specific proficiencies.
• Chance to become involved with worksite curriculum.
• The chance to shape the skills, expectations and habits of youth apprentices at a young age.

https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/apprenticeship/ya/

Ways to Engage Community Partners

• Partnering with area employers to provide teachers summer externship opportunities

​

• Inviting area employers to be part of a district advisory board

Best practices to engage community partners include:

Question: Does your district provide teacher externship opportunities?

​

Question: Does your district utilize advisory boards comprised of business and industry partners to guide curriculum and program decision making?

Resource: DPI Postsecondary Options

https://dpi.wi.gov/acp/postsecondary-options

Advantages of Postsecondary Options�2

Taking college-level classes in high school can introduce new academic passions and the excitement of exploring interesting subjects in depth. It can also help students:

• Learn the time-management skills, study skills and discipline needed in college.
• Improve chances of getting into college.

Resource: DPI Postsecondary Options

https://dpi.wi.gov/acp/postsecondary-options

Advantages of Postsecondary Options

2�Taking college-level classes in high school can introduce new academic passions and the excitement of exploring interesting subjects in depth. It can also help students:

• Improve chances of qualifying for scholarships.
• Free up time in college to take part in programs like study abroad or to double major.
• Graduate from college on time or early, which will save money.

Identifying Relationships to Strengthen

Question:

Consider your potential partners (employers, postsecondary institutions, etc.) and think about who is not “at the table” in your district? Consider creating a list and generating ideas with colleagues for ways to engage these partners.

Share Ideas & Celebrate Successes

• Share ways in which the required component reviewed in this training session is being implemented in your district
• Help brainstorm together additional ways to expand implementation of this component in districts
• Consider sharing resources with additional staff members in your district
• Remember to CELEBRATE the implementation successes in your district

​

District Work Time

Consider working in teams to on the following:

​

• Complete the follow-up questions on the module session guide for districts

​

• Review your current district ACP/E4E Plan to determine ways to improve and/or add aspects of this component to your current plan

Follow-Up Questions from Session

1. Who does your district work with to connect and collaborate with employers, workforce/economic development partners? (Example: YA Coordinator or Regional Career Pathways Coordinator)

​

• What percent of the employer partners n your area would you guess are aware 13 of the 16 career clusters are represented in Youth Apprenticeship?

​

• Does your district provide teacher externship opportunities?

​

• Does your district utilize advisory boards comprised of business and industry partners to guide curriculum and program decision making?

​

• Consider your potential partners (employers, postsecondary institutions, etc.) and think about who is not “at the table” in your district? Consider creating a list and generating ideas with colleagues for ways to engage these partners.

​

• What will be the next steps your district/team will take on this topic?

Group Sharing and Q & A

Please share out with the group:

• Next steps our district will take to on this required component
• Questions, comments or concerns

​

Consider Staying Connected Via Listserv

https://dpi.wi.gov/news/subscribe-email

Helpful Resources

• Resource: WI Guide for Career-Based Learning Experiences
• Resource: Advance CTE: Summer WBL & Engagement
• Resource: Advance CTE: Explore Purpose-Driven Pathways
• Resource: DWD Youth Apprenticeship (YA) Program
• Resource: DPI Postsecondary Options